Kenmore C4909 Use & Care Manual page 5

Washing Procedures, continued
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Add laundry products to the dispenser.
For best results
Use a low-sudsing, high effi ciency
detergent to prevent oversudsing in front
load washers. Look for this symbol on the
detergent label:
Detergent, liquid chlorine bleach and liquid fabric softener
will be dispensed at the proper times in the cycle.
Opening and Closing the Dispenser Drawer
• Slowly open the dispenser drawer by fi rst sliding the
safety latch to the right, then pulling the drawer out until
it stops.
Open and close the dispenser drawer slowly.
Closing the drawer too quickly could result in early dispensing
of the bleach or fabric softener.
Liquid or Powder Detergent
• Use the cap or scoop provided by the detergent manu-
facturer to measure the amount recommended.
• Detergent dosage may need to be adjusted for water
temperature, water hardness, load size and soil level.
Other Wash Products
Color-safe bleach, water conditioner, detergent booster
and enzyme products may be added with the detergent.
Put liquid products with liquid detergent in the "DETER-
GENT WASH" chamber or powder products with powder
detergent in the DETERGENT WASH" chamber.
Do not mix liquids and powders.
From time to time you may see water in the "LIQUID
BLEACH" and "FABRIC SOFTENER" chambers. This is part of
the normal operation of the washer.
Liquid Chlorine Bleach
• If desired, add liquid chlorine bleach to the chamber la-
beled "LIQUID BLEACH" and marked with this symbol
• Fill to the MIN line for small loads or the MAX line for
large loads.
• DO NOT fi ll above the maximum fi ll line.
To prevent fabric damage, do not overfi ll the
"LIQUID BLEACH" chamber or pour liquid chlorine bleach
directly onto the load.
• Add color-safe bleach with the detergent.
Liquid Fabric Softener
• If desired, pour the recommended amount of liquid
fabric softener into the chamber labeled "FABRIC
SOFTENER" and marked with this symbol
• Fill to the MIN line for small loads or the MAX line for
large loads.
• DO NOT fi ll above the maximum fi ll line.
To prevent staining, do not overfi ll the "FABRIC
SOFTENER" chamber or pour liquid fabric softener directly on
the wash load.
• Use of a fabric softener-dispensing ball is not recom-
mended in tumble action washers.
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Select the appropriate cycle and settings for the
load.
• Turn the cycle selector knob in either direction to select
the cycle desired.
• The estimated cycle time, suitable wash and rinse water
temperatures, fi nal spin speed, soil level, and options
for each cycle will be indicated for the cycle selected.
See the "Washer Settings Chart" for more details.
• To change the settings, press the
and OPTIONS buttons to scroll to the desired settings.
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